Norden is a Scandinavian and German word, directly translated as "the North". It may refer to:

Places

England

* Norden, Basingstoke, a ward of Basingstoke and Deane * Norden, Dorset, a hamlet near Corfe Castle *

Norden, Greater Manchester Norden is a suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire, the village is situated on the western outskirts of Rochdale. There is a Rochdale Ward with the same name. At ...

, a village near Rochdale

Germany

* Norden, Lower Saxony, a town in East Frisia *

Norden (Hambach Forest) Hambach Forest (german: Hambacher Wald, Hambacher Forst (), Bürgewald, Die Bürge) is an ancient forest located near in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany, between Cologne and Aachen. It was planned to be cleared as part of the Hambac ...

, a former tree-house colony by environmental activists

United States

* Norden, California, an unincorporated community *

Norden, Nebraska Norden is an unincorporated community in Keya Paha County, Nebraska, United States. History An early settler being a native of Norden, Germany, caused the name to be selected. A post office was established at Norden in 1884, and remained in ope ...

, an unincorporated community *

Norden Township, Minnesota Norden Township is a township in Pennington County, Minnesota, Pennington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 385 at the 2000 census. History Norden is a name derived from Norwegian and/or Swedish meaning "northern." Geography Ac ...

Businesses

D/S Norden Dampskibsselskabet Norden A/S (commonly abbreviated D/S Norden or NORDEN) is a Danish shipping company operating in the dry cargo and tanker segment worldwide. The company headquarters are located in Copenhagen, Denmark and the company is listed ...

, a Danish shipping company * Coop Norden, a joint Scandinavian co-operative retail chain *

Norden Systems Norden Systems was an American manufacturer of radar systems. History The Norden Laboratories Corporation was founded in New York City in 1943 to conduct research, while the separate Carl L. Norden Corporation built Norden bombsight, Norden b ...

, an American electronics manufacturer * Norden Aquavit, an award-winning traditional, Scandinavian style botanical spirit distilled in Michigan, USA

People

Given name

Norden Hartman Norden Hartman (1921–1989) was a South African archivist and herald. He joined the State Archives in 1948, and rose to the grade of senior archivist. He transferred to the Bureau of Heraldry when it was established in 1963, and was promoted to ...

(1921–1989), South African archivist and herald * Norden E. Huang (born 1937), Taiwanese-American engineer * Norden Tenzing Bhutia (1950–2019), musician, composer and singer of classic Nepali pop songs

Surname

* Norden (surname), a list of people with the surname Norden

Other uses

Norden bombsight The Norden Mk. XV, known as the Norden M series in U.S. Army service, is a bombsight that was used by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) and the United States Navy during World War II, and the United States Air Force in the Korean and t ...

, used on US bombers during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War * Norden Cricket Club, an English cricket club * Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, an arts centre in Berkshire, England * ''

Rotary Norden ''Rotary Norden'' is an official publication of the Rotary International. The magazine has existed since 1936 and has been a certified publication of the organization since 1981. It has four language editions, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, and Finn ...

'', Nordic magazine for the Nordic countries * ''Der Norden'', a publication (1935-1944?) of the

Nordische Gesellschaft The ''Nordische Gesellschaft'' ("Nordic Society") was an association founded in 1921, with the objective of strengthening German-Nordic cultural and political cooperation. It was based in Lübeck, Germany. The association had both German and Scan ...

* ''Norden'', original name of the MV ''Captayannis'', a Greek merchant vessel